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doi: 10.3810/pgm.2002.03.1141
Postgraduate Medicine: Volume 111: No.3
DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION
A primer for primary care physicians
Diagnosis of this potentially life-threatening coagulation disorder can be confusing unless physicians are aware of when it might occur. Drs Messmore and Wehrmacher give a brief overview of the disease, highlight its causes, and explain options for its managment.
Diagnosis of this potentially life-threatening coagulation disorder can be confusing unless physicians are aware of when it might occur. Drs Messmore and Wehrmacher give a brief overview of the disease, highlight its causes, and explain options for its managment.
Abstract: Although you are not likely to see it often, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can cause confusion in your diagnostic efforts unless you can anticipate when it may occur. In its acute form, DIC is usually an explosive, often life-threatening disorder. When it is relatively mild or subclinical, DIC may not be so easy to spot. In this article, Drs Messmore and Wehrmacher present an overview of DIC, its causes, and its management.
Messmore HL Jr, Wehrmacher WH. Disseminated intravascular coagulation: a primer for primary care physicians. Postgrad Med 2002;111(3)
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